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Under the Dome vertical jump) … but at 171 pounds he was easily the smallest scholarship player on the team. • Finally, like fellow Texan Robinson, Torii Hunter Jr. has an excellent athletics gene pool … but a broken left femur suffered last winter has put him on a medical redshirt path as a freshman. None was quite the complete package, but each of the three healthy enough to play already provided impact prior to the end of September. The most conspicuous has been Robinson. All Life's Short... Eat Well three of his catches for 54 yards during a 17-13 victory against Michigan State converted third downs, the last setting up the first Irish touchdown. He also drew a pass-interference near the goal-line to set up the go-ahead touchdown. "You have to make sure you impose your will on the defender and even if they cover you, you still have to make the play," said the 205-pound Robinson, who eventually wants to add another 15 or so pounds. Find Us In The Best Book "Head East!" Award Winning Desserts Award Winning Full-Service Restaurant Private Rooms Available Hand-Cut All Natural Meats Scrumptious Homemade Desserts The Freshest Seafood Reservations Encouraged Lunch: Saturday 11a-4p Dinner: Mon-Thur 4p-9:30p Fri & Sat 4p-10:30p 12594 SR 23 Granger, IN www.yesterdays-granger.com © 2008 Studio A Advertising Give us a thumbs up on facebook! YesterdaY's fine food and spirits text YesterdaYs at: 72727 for special offers Like another relatively under-the-radar and rangy Notre Dame recruit four years ago, tight end Tyler Eifert, Robinson possesses the physical traits to complement his discipline and desire to learn. As an early enrollee last spring, Robinson joined roommate and offensive lineman Steve Elmer on the Dean's List in his first semester at Notre Dame. "A bad matchup problem," Irish senior cornerback/tri-captain Bennett Jackson said. "He attacks the ball tremendously well in the air, great balance, great hands … and he's just really coachable." "We were his first s c h o l a r s h i p o f f e r, " Notre Dame receivers coach Mike Denbrock proudly noted. "It wasn't like he was a national, prominent recruit that everybody was chasing. We saw something in him that we thought over time would develop, and it certainly has, up to this point, a lot faster than any of us could have imagined." Onwualu also was